PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
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Breaking a fnal drIve Loose Fom the
huLL o± a M²10A2 howitzer or M578
recovery vehicLe can be a reaL tough
job. ³t can be even tougher i± the ±inaL
drive has been in place ±Or a Long time
and RUst has built up beTween It and the
huLL.
Prev´ent that rust buIld-up by using
corrosion preventive compound, NSN
8030µ00¶231¶2345.
Next tIme you've got a ±inal drive
o±±, apply a LittLe o± the compound to
the matIng sur±aces o± the ±InaL drive
and the hull just be±Ore you reInstaLL the
±inal drIve.
M548/M730 Vehicles .±²
·± course, be sure to cLean away alL
the rust and crud ±Irst.
¸emember, easy on with the corro¹
sIon preventive compound and easy oº
wIth the ±Inal drive.
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Stuck in Reverse
DrIvers beware! Your M548 or M730 can turn into a one¶way machine¼
stuck In reverse½and the consequences are downrIght dangerous.
¾he range selector control LInk can bInd agaInst a sCrew In the ±loor plate.
Don't take a chance¿ Get your mech to check out the lIÀage. He can move
the range seLeCtor controL lInk to the opposIte sIde o± the selector arm and reverse
the InstaLlatIon o± the nUt and bolt. ¾hen Át wiLl no Longer bind.
¾he procedure Is In Para 2Â7g o± ¾B 43Ã000ÄÃ39Ã1, (Apr 84).
Dear Half-Mast,
ITem 52 oF the M548 cargo
caRier's PMCS says the ca±²
rier is NMC iF T³e hoist and
´lµng haven't been load tested
in Th& past 12 months.
¶B 43·0142, SaFety, Inspec²
tion and
¶estinG oF LiFting
Devices, says load testing oF
hoist beams and slµngs is not
required.
Al
they get is
a
periodic
inspection.
What
gives?
SS¸ D.J.B.
Dear Sergeant D.J±B±,
TM 9-2350724±-10
will be chAnged to Agree with the
T³
Slings and hoist²
require a periodic iNspection eveR
12
months, not a load test±
Of
course,
your carrier would be
NMC
I the inspection hAsn't been Ma³e in the past
1-•r
12
months.
Jal'fF/U
M88A 1
DUal RegULator Info
ÅÆoking ±Or some troubleshootIng helpÇÈR the duaL regulator system on your
É88A² recovery vehIcle? Would
Ê
a wIrIng dIagRam help; too? YoUr ¾MËs are
a ÌhoLe lot short on thIs subJect, so ask yoUr local ¾A Í·M ÅogIstiC Assistance
¸epresentative ±Or help. ÎeËs got a Ä4Ãpage handout thatËll ±ill the bIll. No ÅA¸
conTact? Drop a note to MSG Hal±ÃMast.
Mo±e ²³ght for M88A 1
ÏnstÐctions to convert
the rIgger's blackoUt
lIght and selector swItch
to a whIte servIce light
are in ¾B 43Ã0001µ39Ã1
(Apr 8Ñ). Paragraph 3¶3b
has the detaIls to put more
lIght where you rIggers
can sure usE it.
SEP 8²
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